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Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

JoGes that q be wzafed h5rhs hc ccuid GET
them ulss,f. foz 1 he blessed II / would,
wnee Susie piped IN
'Oa. ar JsaSl.sl please get the incest
one Ter me
hoppsd oar and invested hve dollars IN
al TIE TN internal machines fna man had
/ think now that ne took me for an escaped
iunatic, ana charged iae double price. I
picked out he best and gave u 20 Susie,
an, wouit you believe u. that blessed
Joaes eooliy took it our - her hand ana
t00tet on II the rest OF the drive. Or
again Throagh tbs village. with such IA
outrageous racket that every deg began 10
bark sad every rooster % crow, wAis
doors ani windows hew open on every
side. Talk of natures throes! They are
bat gentle puisatious compared 10 what
enduFed. Al e.rth1usks beneath All =
thunderstorm absve.
Thank Heayen every thiur mortal must
end. The horns ~ last were silent aad a
wholly blessed calm reste4 on US till a shrll
shrek rent the ar IL c@mo from susie
aud was followed by the moan: Ny haiti
Oh. M best hatfn
Now knew 10 was Jones' duty % look
after that hat, ana nv late experience
ought 20 have mads us let him DO H. But.
alas when dis heart fired by love ever
observe discrercr' That moan pierced
me through. and tried % rush % the res
enc I say tried, for as str1ve 70 ga my
feet something held me firmly back. !
thocght 4: was one OF the girls, snd sald,
52vagely:
LET 60 there, viii your
She looked blue iiro and snapped:
'W nom YOU talking toi l wouldn't
touch you with thu toags"
This soothei ne and / male Desperate
effort 20 get free \ sound - ripping snd
tearing foiswei. and rose 20 my feet, but
left nv coat tail Dchind ne, firmly held
by some part OF that blasted WAGON / put
my hand around 20 explore The damage,
aud a roar Of laughter cane from. that in
fernal Jones. This was the last straw |
forgot Susie every thing Srd sarieluug (:
"You rascai!" / plunged az hin. missed
him, turned three summers 2ults and land
et in the road
Confusion rcignef supreme a minute,
then the wagon stopped, and Jones spraa :
eat. But tald him | woull annihilate
him IL ne came noar me- and picked up a
stonr TO carry out the threat. Susie called {:
''CA dear. Mr. Jenkins are you hurt,''
/ forgot my reply. but it couldn't have
been nice. Tor heard chorus Of: You
horr.d man :" and then / said something
back again and told them to 20 where ever
they leoasea, for III DC barn, il ever got
into that wagon again. And II end ID in
their driving OF and ~ walking over
three miles Of dusty. stony road home.
Total cost iacluiing coat, Gfty-ti7e dol
larS-and fifty cents.
Oh, yes; strawrides are nice-splend d
S. b. NJ.
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

from bis perch, and, soizing me by tbs
neck lifted ne tbsmy feet at the same
time bursting my neck sass and liberat-
nag my collar. But I wss getting mad and
didn't cind shis. notwithstanding / had
spent full heur on Dy.tOiIst
''Ji1ks, old boyi est that was beautiful
divsi Beats Jsz. AL stt.9 Il sight Make your
fortune in ths rins Spt you had better
snchsf auic< ns~sor ycn will do Il again.
and it woula be a little noaoton0us 40
soon -
I cast look On itho wretch that woEld
have blasted hlm. could he have seen IL,
sad then hlied a sssce that two Of ths
girls had made for me between them.
Then another sfsfti
J@-whs- e<ksrt bit remember that stsrsi
raagi whanz went tae wagoa. and Sang
wang went I tried % hug my seati
Vain sfsrti Every stone we struck
fabout aftT % the. rinIltsl / bounced
eixhteen inches in the ar ard care down
scEd II I kas calY been taken with collie
five minutes befsre The start But coils
never wouIs csns ss tae ight time
However. kept On a brave front and ut
tered no oenpislnk
isn't this Jelly, Jinssr' called Jones
from hss corner.
'C--ioricnsi' replied T. ss Ne struck an
extra large stone
Never enjoyed any thing nsre a ny
life
So sct Knew Tou weald- But keep
things going Lets have a scnz We
went % souse fAn morasnK' THae %,
girls
And h overed hrs with = howl tsat
made the hats % n hle. vyhtls tbe zlris -
gsn 70 Yeu a. re tsp ~ their volcss Tn
fsna - H9sic, yS1 xoew; n fact 7 psids
myself On = cultivated ear ~ dove. t
gst Esod tslIAag taat sfSat II was both
piaFves and harrs~e@
Fsts esrvoi> stn iast~f ahcut twenty
Fasnsse~. saa tsss we sppreschrd the VIA
iags Vow vou al xtav hew modest Ian
b. sst8rs. hale g attract sft-nrsn suv
var. snf q % - ia ridfrulsls ussnaer =
torture. / crtrs sgt se<e~cksnstg. Fer
Heavens saks ssss tais racket before ws
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17


as q desirable trcoi.aeh Il alafa 80
catcher Sips looa fha.n araund orc ~ ii.
hia0 iegs Anoiher fleu standing u gal
lerv above fhe gcn draws ~ euoiesf chaIa
ard for uomcni be- cffafrr j. pend
- ~ one leg Another pgil 90 fHf cha p
sr 4 the doomed porzer rolls s lug osaf-
~ inrl BED plane which lants 81 aireeftF n
ironi 81 au irdivi5aal FaovH r pCf. toasf
parience - he HrtrfF 3Aa fh 8
rrec sien almost marvellous. p.unFcs 3
ktlte iis farosf. enc ne heneiug fbr 49,
heaff-feuoir9 crT q She 9oeMea enlf1al
siiafs = along heaFF rail nHa Hskss
r. adv tef f1e Hers Ficf w ttttcn Tats if nr
sppesranoe about eia seconds tfos
to fifnt ne tfsf etf eaffrei $500 'etIfl-
fns department feFere1 wlta n'nps ana
sstel CERT - ne ~ fff ts sac 's icker-f
cent nnes hIs wH~s = hrpr st tAs
raff rf ssFen ~ Giff 3. te fvr tnn
orei ia sr hcur ~ lDf e1rs r. >
caT q rine fr1s
Cont.zring Ifs wa a.foe he reu n-f fbe
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

One Of the peculiar customs that pro
vailed among the early settlers or what
are now the Middle States. but were once
the Western frontier. was that OF tho
Bottle Race, that preceded q wedding.
When the bridegroom's party had ap-
preached within about a mile Of the brides
house an Indian yell was the signal for
TIVE young men, previously chosen. 20 dis
play their daring and horsemanship in n
wild run fer tho bottle. The r0ugher the
course and tae more o5structioas in tie
way Of legs, brush and hollows il present
et the better IL Wa liked. and the contest
afforded more danger ard called for great
er endurance in rider aud pony than any
English fox-chsse There was no need of
judges, for the bottle was presented % tho
winner. who was the first 70 reach the
door Of the brides home. and who ar-
s0pncet his victory by q sbriil whcop.
Returning m triumph 10 meet the CON-
psny. he first gave tho bottle 70 the groom
AID his attendants. and then passed il ia
succession - the others. ridiag IN pairs.
until All had a dram fhen. slowing Ito
pr.ze IN the bosom Of his huntinz-shirt. he
returned 20 his place in The procession
O. n
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17
CHICAGO posK lNDusTalCs-
Bow Hoss ere Slaughtered h1 Machinery
in the f'ss.s az IT.. bi sososns - fise
N-ttsFn Metropolis.

esso han ans CAlcaeo e.fea Csn
va taHH of tTe articles of r'safr'n ss
widely kaows as tlt~sf N uefefe. tsFl
ized aua sem -ciVliFei man dve.is. tses
art nsumci ANA relishea ~ buaaf 81 -
thousands az peopc. IhrF unf f4ie 4
sweetness sne e2re lent navos haVe aetoi
tle slirfs - ilsmar, sns fic nraa4nc|a-
fTrnf.s - EreNg. ans drsp.te f.e sftsDIa
rith EhitL these FuraI an ef.lrs ss
laYs fraeaVorsi p SURROUND fAe Ar. rieau
hog. th.earo pan. IS to day ous ~ fhs most
hlcaiy-t -tslz-a dshe3ries of Isrilns sNe
sef.uranfs aua li.e Fashionable fflee a!
tle French eap.tsl I'ae wero ~ large
wili uofer 80 back oa ,he gerH-re tnltss5
bog prod acts. 4 eau ncf aGerl 81 g. ia
fer the simple reason tnat no rouDfrf ga.
taT he sun can furnish Wholesome aad
- ne food reaay fer fAc table 10 rrie
g "a 20 fha' asked hy fhe tAicaFo pas t+rs
E 81 almighty dollar - hae4 oi fas peg
lrty of tue American hos. and nri unfa
e ero1.. suaH and inal1crens esyeHc ets
81 conuuenfai Egsope can furr fae.r
subjects @sa melt supplies ni fHe sfae
co-t VIII tacy succeed ir frathfa uHf tsc
mporinf oa ~ tle heaff'i-riv. - cora fc3
pork Of TIC great Amer.e4a Ncfi
So nc "a fog modest satrosgsii8n 20 q
dcscfiriis- nf Sow iae 1ll rns of fofs ra
bought .p Eunuaily ~ dealers iH iff'-ssfsf
IN the Western States arc slauetferrl eg
mafincry aTd converted lnfo fae oei..-
sous bans shou.dcrs, sansages aad ofhrf
to1thscnlc articles ~ commerce is ffai
fa ross art1fn of O. car0 sn0ru as afA
ingiown, rta ~ uumeroas sIEBrtter
houses. go ldeF.ar o7tahlishia nte fffilHz
ef factories h4c depots. sfort pen. anl
other m1i1lcfors 1sfltlticne. an9 fs .abF
raih OF Sheds elevators iaclned pIfncs
ara railroad tracks
Enter az one 81 the bog pens Cf ieHa.
inf asi iab. tshment wf see sn aqle Young
man chasing saa cspianas plrs A. sooa
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

n 1c,s's FeHtro de Par fhe hero TO
rent. vno h7s escaped from Cayenne. taaa r.
story 81 enc # his comra.ies who stack ia TIE
rad vns.s trFlag - e.. aaaF frorl fhe Fssual
settisinent aad vas devoarel ~ fsn1 rrsfi.
iae story is founded o. fact. ior r. Bsne re-
ls'es tAst tkc fate ~hsrh oferfs8k F1.rsr,s's
fr.eod really hefsii fiat9Ti the ssa n tls Ital-
ian shoer'aker. vho ls 1855 etteInr ei 10
shoot The Emperor Nsroieaa Iff 81 the oosra.
ara wss sftervsri rxeeuted Fianori. 81
was r. Ianfoa ~ fer '.nss. hat rfsr 81 ~srra
- fsris he Wa sTr>ftl r. crier 81 fha i..,-
perisi gFvsrnssrt - q dangerous -~rs~r
lie - banisa-d 10 Cseenrs AID vas rlsoss
via forty otksfs. - neae esiesas. ca ftsrfls
isisrds pisct from wEicb It go - sfrs-sff
- esclre thai no sspsrs ason vas srsfss-s8
ever iae ecnvicts Ths Eesuhifcar. hsvsve-
Te~ed - hsvs ihsir fr.essra - sssfh. srss
rsit ~ss casrtrartas v5ta ~fih fher 80
Fectei - r-eeh Dsteh fiaans Dis ~ 80
forty tsirfy Sc cslg rescae3 gls'f a.seirs.
tea. sae ts~ss w~rs rsvirx esarfs-s ,.-fe.r =.
q gsr, tAtrst. heat aaf rritafiea Tf-as
aird frera sarstrets rn1 fse9-s Pee rsr,ss
ho2ssssi sd F.sr,oTt-tii- 81 81 go sskrre -
snna- HasTssy Islsns. bat tseg saek = -.
r. - nsa np - tteir reoaths aef were fae.-f
s'f1s~ Says affsrwsf8 ~ na-ro4s tkflr fa.ss
80 tssoies saFlnx t<en rsrfls eaten e~sv
20 s><s-sstes 1sA~-CsT Lsssoa Iesexrss.A
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

eacs a. aer n Weioqn fle sc
per oaaga sn1 iu 2 oust spec
Whose ccantrs isea sI the re
j. ..s.t e- hffsts. re-fnae
ant betps of n.oasF til - 81 -
ile lurAy TlFlls mln. etHe No sn1
obs surffv atie nsaar as fisertfea ~rtfr
uui iElah be w1s 80 = fsta Ais Eteasa
brother aslas sas eHe Alfl l,4.ais - ainoal
suv subject
rhca there - rre-F rag a ~ sfao
haas osea 5.ited hy AeA-tauea lord or
auEe ara has becom2 aetcf4oas ,aro-sa
fhs means o. breach of pramtse suIL
S5e goes ca t8e stage as nata4.l torse-
Qgeuce However she does loi snqfar r.
her native e5uatrg "a. Grst 80. iade 4,
she does not she has a. have solne prss-
;ez4t experience ia hsr new iHc ~ 1us-
ness 50 she sApN over her- 90 have = few
retearsals-af aol..v Eeaa--4n. fur-
c.eas ca the s,renga 81. bea. the cA iarer
of soEae lay ttleG pers1hag. ene tlf4s
home. sia1- into ob.iv.0 aiter short reign
of glory. ANA lives for tao remainder 0i her
lfe oa tae p.les she gathered up 20 th.s
couutrv
True S il that great many w1'srs and
acters Of merit ceme here irlm Enrnuc,
but taer claims arc nDt Da ei ga ,cs-ua g,
neither have they. as "a rule. nor iuate
sstlasfions of their reAl worth
How different b Is with Americans going
across the Atlantic 70 a1d iE.'-r 81 ficir
names. The representatives of American
art en- cuts g abroad 30 .eef wfl ialr
saccess. bus & is oniy by rclontiess fol
thg' suca eu1s are attained. faae rtlE %
genuine merit. ami genuine merit IL b9and
20 win.
There are also few who have been IN
aoie 20 gain recognition Aers. snl wt3
have SQUAT Fame IN fcr2ign q mes. ks
one % fais class, may be- mentioned N4ss
Amelia Louise Groli, aa Ohio lady. v.o.
although only trssnty years 81 age. has
csp;urea Rome ov her s.ne r-,-ant acting.
From The prec.ncts o. the Cincinnati Coi-
lore OF Music she hls :raaspiant-d her sc
fes- .ons 90 sunny italv. ani has b or-a ogt
as great prma donna Hsnv ~ her
young friends remember her - a spr giii-
ly little miss and perfecttype of blonde.
while tho E.errsi CITY is icrcrin- her with
such titles as The Pst al Ee.n-,T ctc
Italian papers ara .oaJ n 3hcir pra sc 81
ths brave American g.rl," 40 taey CAL
her Reports may be c3iar>i or may not
Dc bct proia aout NV ls~a mang2er
assures me tnat fhe is q great success. an1
that her European professional engage
ments date over several years
FRaSK J. MARTIN
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

"WhT, how DO ven Dor said Mrs Ts-r-
cides. as she grsoted Mrs Swcctlove with
kIss taatscunde6 ike a boiler - piosion.
Il sus ever 50 glad % sec ysu Where
have yen been for 80 lonzln che asked
warmiv
"M7 husband has been ve-v sick and +
have not eesn cut mach - iate.n
Te5 nrieafes ifter. 30 rv dear NJ
honeytGn. I am 50 pleased fa rlret vou I
havc igst been bo-ed - 5sata o. fhst ho~-
I'd hrs. Svsstlsve- IL i. positively avfsl
that I an esllEea - aeiioe hsr r
wouldn't yeu knew. 81 her hgssand au't
owc NJ Iewclses tsree hanirs.i deilars.
that be promised I Dizat have II Sc . ever
pad -
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

Colonel ! ~. * Beacon Hiil. Bostcr
relates a iauEhable anea iotc about ore O..
his rrauJcha iren. ILr f4milv wta tha
exception OF Gao boys mother haa g5ihere-
around tho .aD.e 70 ENJOY fha moriH =
mcal According 70 ths OILS : "a England
custom. tie lmily stood bcain. the chars
uutl grace ha5 been saio, o. which tiue
the procaesous youth dissoyerel bis ia0tn-
cr's absence.
.swhcre's nv mammatr he inquired o;
his grandpa
"She is up-stairs." replied iae Colonel
"B-t why doesn't she com Gown -
breakfast. pursued tic iittIe .ogr.
sac can not, my boy: she has Is'le
baby upstairs"
Why d0a't sho cone DOVE. snd brink
the baby 20 brr akfasi with her -
"Tao baby csu not eat ca.,d; q has 20
teeth
Who brought that ha5v herefi sadcen.
lv asked the ingllsitiye four-yesr.o.d alter
6 spell Of silence.
'Ths doctor said the Colonel with 8
srilo. as he nodded hs head toward sc
2 paee where the physlc.aa sa. - tic ooy' :
side.
say. doctor" sa8 tho 'mrertertahfc .
little fellow. looking earnestly into the doc.
tors ewes. ~vou hsd better tasc tfaf bs0e
away with you aal have 70 finished 50 Il
car come down stairs s.4 est is meas
with mamma
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

lf another proof werc wanted Of the fact
That ~ spite Of the depression OF trade n,cnsy
Is s,il plentiful in this country. it might 20
found II the circumstance that the number of
people who LETT England last year. not rs
emiSrents. but bound on extendcd pleasure
trips or in search OF health. IVES larger than
it has ever been before since the invention of
steam hips Leaving the shorter trips taken
TO Gibraltar, Malta and other European
places quito ont OF the question, the tota! [
rotor 70 included no less than 19S52 iiidivi1-
uals. This large number-which beats the
next highest, that of lsS4, bv .979-is partly
owing to the Colonial and Indian exhibition /;
but at al events IL is one for the croakers to
note -isonlonlFiCaro
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

Orr - ths srs- things Green Victofis 81
CT hrsrirg fast Wiilisna ~ ~as dead snd
fist ske hsf vIcrredsd - Ere tirons ~ss -
c.n ere - her mothers iasiss IN waiting.
eAnl rssiiT lse~uff askesi the excited rrin-
cess
zen sre. inss>s MADAM replied 80 isslT
IN -aihsg
ard 7 car o. Wat choose by rizhtF
ccnnn1-i VIceoTis
- tsrrsiriv. rsrr -siasfv
Tssu ct me = -u4 = gr~sn tea. NsruTna
never wer.li les ua- havs Il rev 7 s,~an -
knc- vtat harn r cnn % sus' And TIE
ycung eusen drank thr.e curs. HAD a vioisns
r. q t1e sairrfs. ard hss never liked -
1nca-s- hicszo Trtuua
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

"WAi vsa kinsly aisw re the 80 -
ysur unhreils fsr fs~ mowestsf'' aske8
Nr. Theae stisss sf ~. Easv1ns.
Yes. ! dos nlsd. Rat waea Ysu ar
througa with 4 Fsa mlght haNa u 20
siaekDaa. I ssrrewsa Il - birs ~ses ye1
borrowed xias 81 ue lass week fsr urr-
NE. ~ tae syc, thst ens he,6nf-s - ~
wifr, as whea Teu h~aE q haek ysa
nt*ghf retHrn tas etaer two scanes Fou
last N.ntef Ia - along 81. bieck rita
yen ways, al see e I osa horree a. ax-
ersiia ~ y essn2ls. q need ene sFse -
rtsss to 2 abr iesas - hass .@>~.~. ~
e>~s sssss - - ssasEs-s e.s~~
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17
THs voLEr

D. sIlc11Es s1s.ert
r1-as s41rs teaeE nlg sseas4rT s21 eF1ta.
Az1 zee. 49, n4I1e xeg 1sr e4zt 4S4.4--
lezse esaaEs4a e4s 1st.
- 14ls Vers1tg.seE
s. naz-.sc teal Is fE4ye4 - 1sag 4eFd-
Aos2lr snEsf s1e<s sea.zste4 r43e 419r2
&4la1s s4st l.e@,er
H1s slte1. Dte4rst feHef
slsr< N taa1sf aiasssaas ~1ee tseF s2fe@4
A-a4s tie tasty ssste. tass1 s1sFry 80,
a4ss 1s4EF s4k1 tas 4104eri
rs De- fsw bret lzFs
III tEs ah.sa - $50 sas1 taeir E4ro 81 s8os
Ana taes tlE tan1Ef stsas 49, rae aI1 slos,
a. ABrl nst1i rays
ssset ssssr. fas4 sei'st o. hsaTts
Tat SslFs @lc tsateT a. t1E-lcsf-as ios
Aaa asMsle - IA. .sts n-s sareiF kaos
IEs .sy.kaas.te aesliB p4rtsl
LUTaEz q. RI1Ga
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

courtrr.ssr fin ff,s gsiis-r - ths a.c,ck
Fseissrsrsl 81 Hev meet 6oes IL cost m sex.
- a. s,as.nes- dgrr tfsers
tffste~ TIE nestR ffrk sre ~s~fh
, s.esr ffsi-ft fteneenf dci2-f
rosntrrfnsn fIeiebinf als iserft --fsnsIi.
: earf ~snarr foees - sfr s-eaf rr--
Fffs
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

sauss = - nev snbrsi.ss hsTs ss,rss
in nrlTsi o5tet
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

- IA TAtl ~
IN z ne deeper in
the miro. or
rather the straw.
where ! would
probably have
smothcrcd had
not the driver
leaned d wn
Telegram-herald., 1887-04-17

s. aasp4sc eezl 8 FEsgs1 81 1ssy 1erz
eessse s1xsf. ~aa-s se4ase4 r-xe sz,s
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-06
SENATOR PALMER's BILL.


Senator Palmer, of Michigan, who
has done nothing since he was elected
except sport the title of Senator, which
in his case is an expensive luxury, now
announces that he is actually going to
introduce a bill and ask its passage.
HIS aim is lofty and his ambition
lapdabIe. He proposes to grasp with
the problem of restricting immigration
and in his efforts in that direction all
whe love their country will wish him
well. But if the telegraph has given
ANYTHING like q correct synopsis OF
Senator PaImer's bill, the gentle
man will be very apt to infIct
evils quite IS bad as those which
he undertakes to cure. 1t may be all
very well to prevent the coming of
these foreigners who "seem likely to
become undesirable citizens" but to
whom must they "seem"H Senator
Palmer would make our coEsuls judges
of the matter, and according as the ap-
plicant scanned" to them to present
the elements of desirable citizen, or
otherwise, a permit to come would be
Issued or denied. Again, the Senator
would subject the Mormons to a special
ga ina ion and scrutiny, and no be-
litgsr or p1ofessed believer in the relig-
ion OF these people shall be permitted
10 come until he has given
.t.o.orv assurances to the
consul that he would violate no law.
tits to be hoped that Senator Palm rs
bill has been misread by the press re-
porter, for if it has not the Senator'S
friends and associates will laugh at him
f or trying to do something Ia the way
OF legislation, Is they have smiled at
sis long avoidance of any effort In that
direction. Something should be done
to cheek the immigration OF the unde-
sirahe classes who are osning 30 iAis
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-06
THE TIMBER LAWS.

Secretary Lamar has come to under
stand that the timber laws are any
thing but wise enactments, and he
recommends their amendment or re-
peal. These laws have operated most
cruelty in the Rocky Mountain States
and Territories. Especially has this
been the case in Utah, where timber
has always been so scarce ard sc diff
cult to obtain that instead OF denying
to one the right to cut and Utilize trees
from the public domain, the poor fel =
loW should De given a bounty for every
load he gets out. And yet Utah i'll
men, miners, farmers and even poor
wood haulers have been made to suffer
from the operations of q law which
could never have been intended to
apply to any part of this Territory. II
is all we'll enough to protect forests
where there are any forests to protect;
and it is proper enough to encorr-
age the planting of timber trees in re-
gions where there are none; bat il
smacks great deal of narrowminded
ness and persecution to treat those who
take the scrub timber from the noun
tains of this country as if they we're en-
gagged in denuding the domain OF its
forests. 1t has been for years that the
people have felt that they were more or
less liable to prosecution for taking
such timber as they were compelled to
have to supply their absolute necessi-
ties; they were technically gully Of
violating the law, and some have actu
ailv been prosecuted for doing what
their necessities forced them to do.
Laws which compel their violation eau
not be considered wise enactments.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-06
THE LAND LAWS.

L perusal of Secretary Lamars report
should convince Congressman Of the
wisdom Of promptly repeating all the
land laws, save only the homestead act
For years the press and the people have
been demanding that these laws be
stricken from the books, and the frauds
practiced by their authority dlscontIn-
ued, but The land thieves have had more
influence and power than the news
papers and the public, and the laws
have remained. TO what extent trauds
are committed under these acts canno
be definitely known, but that they are
vast in number and prOport ons IS
shown by those that are detected. Ac-
cording to the Secretary, since March
9th, 1885, when the present admlnistra-
ton went into power, 81 078 entries, in
volying IA, 238, 913,0a acres of land, have
been cancelled for fraud, iIlegslity,
abandonment and other causes. All
this land, an empire in area, was sought
to be stolen from the people, net by dt-
rect theft, but through the operations
of nationallaws which permit crooked
ness and invite TO it. Under the very
best of laws the temptation to fraud
will be so great that many Will try 1t
on, and some will succeed, for only the
most diligsnt watchfulness can detect
and prevent their crime; bat all our
land acts except the homestead law are
announcements to perjury and theft.
Such unnecessarily inefficient care and
scrutiny as the department has been
able to give 60 the matter have enabled
it to restore to the public domain 49,
663 .394 acres. How much more has
passed beyond the reach OF the govern
ment and been forever lost to the
people, will never be known, though
the amount must be enormous
How the laws operate for evil is seen
in another direction. While the land
entries and filings have increased dur
ing the year to the extent OF l,77O, the
homestead entries have decreased $50
in number. People find it easier to &C
Guire the title to land by taking I'D
vantage of the loose laws than by going
upon the land, living on it and cult
waiting it. The presumption filings in
creased 5,691 over the previous year.
and the timber culture claims 226.
If there ever existed any necessity
for the -emption, timber culture and
desert land acts, that necessity has
passed, and the laws should be taken
from the books. The public domain is
not so large that the government should
be anxious to get rid of it. The land
will soon be required by poor citizens
for homes and the means of living, and
the homestead law provides an easy
way for the honest settler TO acquire
title. If the public lands are in
tended for the poor people, the home
stead law will carry out the intention.
The present Congress will neglect an
important duty if it shall fail to repeal
ali the land laws except the homestead
act